SB 1385 SD 1

RELATING TO IMPAIRED DRIVERS

By Senator(s) MIZUGUCHI (BR)

Companion Bill: HB 1530

Subjects: City & County of Honolulu Administration

Keywords: CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEEDINGS, COUNTY GOVERNMENT, DRUGS, DRUNK DRIVING, HOSPITALS, INDEMNITY AGAINST LIABILITY, MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVERS, POLICE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TRAFFIC SAFETY

Report Title: Impaired Drivers

Description: Requires health care providers to notify police of person's drug content, as revealed by blood test following motor vehicle collision. Provides immunity to person withdrawing blood for testing of drugs. Redefines "drug" for purposes of section 291-7, HRS. (SD1)

 1-26-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-28-99        S Referred to TIA/HHS, then to JDC                         
 2-12-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by TIA/HHS on 02-16-99
                  at 1:00 p.m. in conference room 212
 2-16-99        S The committee on TIA recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-16-99        S The votes in TIA were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Kawamoto, Buen, D. Ige, Inouye, Slom; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Iwase, Taniguchi
 2-19-99        S The committee on HHS recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-19-99        S The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chun Oakland, Iwase, Fukunaga, Levin; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Anderson
 2-19-99        S Reported from TIA/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 369)
                  with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as        
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC
 2-19-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
 2-23-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by JDC on 02-25-99 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 229
 2-25-99        S The measure is deferred until 02-26-99 at 9:00 a.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 2-26-99        S The measure is deferred until 03-05-99 at 9:00 a.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 3- 5-99        S The committee on JDC recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 3- 5-99        S The votes in JDC were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chumbley, Matsunaga, Chun Oakland, Ihara, Sakamoto,         
                  Tanaka; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s)
                  Anderson
 1-19-00        S Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.